n him all the way to the last 16 here, where he plays American Sam Querrey for a place in a grand slam quarter-final for the first time. From a distance of about 50 yards — practice pitches and reporters’ viewing area were separated by a. That was the first time in the 36-year-old Federer’s career that he opened a Grand Slam tournament with two consecutive matches that lasted five sets. There could hardly be a more thrilling introduction to international football for the 17-year-old wh. “It’s lucky when it does go in but either way, I probably would have just had a tap-in if it didn’t. IRISH SETBACKJust four minutes into the game in Tbilisi, things looked bright for Ireland as Shane D. He played only eight minutes in Spain’s shambolic 2014 World Cup campaign and did not make the starting line-up in their run to the last 16 at Euro 2016. But no player worth his salt and professional pride would like to be a serial bench-warmer. “I’m delighted for him , he’s a great guy who I’ve known since I was at Vale. et because he’s never driven an F1 car in full wet conditions but he said, `No, I’ll just take it as it comes.